Samaritan Breakfast

The coordinators of Samaritan Breakfast would like to extend a warm thank you to several folks.  To Dee+, Ashley Garrett, Betty Dickey and the Men's Breakfast for supplying fruit for the first through fourth weeks, respectively.  To Nancy Bole and Linda Jeanne Harrill who provide bread each week, and occasionally a few other items.  To the Gustafson's for providing us with two dozen eggs each week ready to serve.  To Reba Beasley, who though generally home bound, manages to provide us with a loaf of bread, a dozen eggs, and fruit cups most every week.  To Stephanie Williams for all the many staple items that she provides us (such as individual butter and jelly, and sliced cheese to name just a few).  To Mary Gregory who visits Costco on our behalf and picks up biscuits and some other items for us.  To those of you who contribute monetarily which allows us to acquire the disposables (bags, utensils, etc). Your gifts help Thursday mornings so much more relaxed and enjoyable for those of us who show up bright and early to prepare the bags. 

 

Our reputation for providing a good, nutritious breakfast, and our smiling dispositions at 8:00 in the morning is apparently spreading.  Just two months ago we had to increase our breakfasts from 50 to 60.  This week we had to make an extra five bags before we could go to Grace of God and we will need to make 65 bags next week.  This is a mixed blessing.  We are blessed that the people who are in need are finding us, and we are saddened that there are this many people hungry in our county.  We are blessed that so many of you are willing to step forward to help us.  We are concerned that the growing number of people needing to be fed is going to be a burden on those who are already providing food.  What would help with this is if we could count on a few more people to help.  If you could provide 30 pieces of fruit one week a month, that would reduce the burden of those who are currently providing fruit.  If you could donate a dozen eggs a week, or even a dozen eggs one week a month that would help.  Right now we have three dozen being provided regularly, and need now six dozen each week.  If you can help please let Susan Keith, Gerry Roberts or Josephine Conn know what you can bring and when.  With a schedule we know what to expect and when we need to supplement it, and you know when to bring your offering. I know that there are some of you who have already said that you were willing to help.  Please let us get you on a schedule of some sort so that we know what to expect and so that we don't have an abundance one week and a deficiency the next.

 Thank you so much for seeing Christ in all the people of Rutherford County and reaching out in this manner.